How will death by firing squad be carried out in South Carolina?
The South Carolina Department of Corrections shared an overview of the protocols ahead of the state's first firing squad execution.
Man Chooses Firing Squad for Execution, Would Be US's First in 15 Years
Sigmon is the first inmate in SC to select the state's newly implemented firing squad over lethal injection or electric chair.
Condemned Murderer May Be First Person in 15 Years to Be Executed by Firing Squad in U.S.
A South Carolina inmate on death row has chosen to be executed by a firing squad, according to multiple reports. If chosen, he will be the first person to die by a firing squad in the United States in 15 years.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.
Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad
Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years.
Condemned South Carolina man chooses to die by firing squad
Brad Sigmon chose bullets over lethal injection or the electric chair, "which would burn and cook him alive," his attorney said.
South Carolina inmate chooses firing squad for execution, 1st in US in 15 years
A convicted murderer in South Carolina has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the U.S. in 15 years.
In first for state, South Carolina death row inmate elects to die by firing squad
In 2024, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that firing squad was a constitutional method of carrying out executions.
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long
During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die that way in some states.
South Carolina Set To Carry Out First Firing Squad Execution In 15 Years
Brad Sigmon chose to die by firing squad next month, citing concerns with the electric chair and lethal injection, the two available alternative methods.
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